Vernacular conglomerates. Above: Ben Proell, MCAD GD Senior exhibition, 2013. Ben’s work has been fascinating us at MCAD for some time now, and his final work is no exception. Exploring the vernacular type of local businesses, often hand-painted, his installation attempts to revel in commerce at a human level–pointedly mocking the excess and inhuman qualities [...]

2013 MCAD Commencement and Exhibition collateral. Above: Commencement poster by Ashley Huhe and Kayla Kern, 2013. Another academic year has passed and MCAD‘s commencement ceremonies are set to take place this Saturday (May 18, 2013). To help celebrate the occasion, Ashley and Kayla were commissioned to design the event collateral, including beautiful posters, programs, and [...]

CSS coded forms. Above: Jasio Stefanski, screenshot from his experimental Badges website. Part of his MFA Thesis at MCAD that I had the distinct pleasure to work with him on, Jas has further developed ideas that initially found form in True Colors (see original post here). Each unit is created in CSS (with a few [...]

September 26-27, 2013 Above: Screenshot from the AGI Open London website, designed by Spin. Each year, members of the Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI) invite the global design community to gather for two days of lectures, discussion, and camaraderie. This years event is held in London, featuring over thirty speakers and promises to be a truly [...]

New windows open on this growing program. Above: Screenshot detail from the new MCAD MFA website designed by Jasio Stefanski and commissioned by Program Director Tom DeBiaso. Featuring the work of current MFA candidates, this site is augmented by a companion Tumblr and a Facebook page making it easy to keep up to date with [...]